The documentary is dedicated to the feminine universe of Lucania immortalized years ago by famous photographers (including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Federico Patellani, Fosco Maraini, Franco Pinna) who permit to know to the world its inhabitants and the female reality often lived in extreme poverty conditions, in complete subordination, often with drama aspects. The anthropologist Ernesto De Martino, in particular, in the book South and Magic, described the female condition, pervaded by aspects of abuse and suffering, women victims of superstitions by an archaic society, deprived and painful for centuries.
